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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Twelve Angry Women, the playbill

11/18/2021

 
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Busy Days at The Merc - Final Performances, New Auditions, First Rehearsals

3/4/2016

 
There's a lot going on at The Merc in the coming days - so mark your calendars and don't miss these events:

Today & Saturday at 7:00, Sunday at 2:00  -  The final three performances of The Last Salmon. Tickets are selling quickly - get yours now.  Hopping with tuneful live music and charming characters, this show entertains folks of all ages.  Bring the kids, or bring a date and enjoy an evening of fun this weekend.

Sunday at 6:00 & Monday at 4:00 - Auditions for our Children's Theater production of The Wind and The Willows.  Click for more information and to download your audition form.  Turn in forms before auditions on Sunday so Rod can plan accordingly.

And if that's not enough - next week rehearsals begin for our next Reader's Theater Production:

March 18th & 19th 7:00 PM - Snapshots, written by Cynthia Mercati & directed by Jane Orme

Featuring: Erika Halm, Dani Golden, Heidi Andersen, Robin Nelson-Wicks, Anne Andersen, & Lynn Swan.  
A contemporary comedy, Snapshots draws its humor from three best friends, played in their younger years by Erika, Dani, and Heide and in their more mature years by Robin, Anne, and Lynn. Through a montage of monologues and scenes, these three women obsess and confess as they go from their teens in the 60’s into present day.

Reader's Theater Auditions - Circle Mirror Transformation

2/16/2015

 
We have auditions this weekend for Circle Mirror Transformation, an upcoming Reader's Theater Production at The Merc. During our Reader's Theater Productions, we present a script reading without staging, set, or costumes.  It's just characters reading parts. The benefits of this style of theater are a much smaller time commitment on the part of the cast, no memorization necessary (scripts are onstage with the actors), and a down-sized budget, while still providing an evening of exciting entertainment.  We often select scripts that we are considering for full-scale production at The Merc to gauge audience and cast interest.  It is a fabulous way to get new people involved in acting onstage and it is terrific fun for our community to see their friends and loved ones onstage during these shows.

We couldn't produce these shows without willing actors, and it's easy to become part of one of our Reader's Theater Productions.  All you have to do is audition (which pretty much means come to the Merc, read a little bit, and talk details with the director - it's not scary - I PROMISE).  We are holding auditions this weekend. Meet with our Artistic Director, Ki Gottberg, in the Merc's office on Saturday, February 21st from 3:00 - 5:00.  At auditions, she will give out the rehearsal schedule.  Peformances of Circle Mirror Transformation are on Friday and Saturday, March 27th and 28th.



Info on casting:
Seeking 6 actors who can play the following:
3-4 women
Lauren age 16
Theresa age 35
Marty age 50-60
Stage directions reader:  needs to have good timing sense

2-3 men
Shultz 35-50
James 55-65
Stage directions reader:  needs to have good timing sense


Read more info about Circle Mirror Transformation, the play that won the 2009 OBIE (best new play-off Broadway) here.


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